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Austria At The 1996 Summer Paralympics
49 athletes (44 men and 5 women) from Austria competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States. Medallists See also *Austria at the Paralympics *Austria at the 1996 Summer Olympics References Nations at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Austria at the Paralympics, 1996 1996 in Austrian sport, Summer Paralympics {{Austria-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austrian Paralympic Committee
The Austrian Paralympic Committee (german: Österreichische Paralympische Committee, OPC) was founded in 1998. Since April 2009 the former Austrian Minister of Health, Youth and Family and former NPC Vice President Maria Rauch-Kallat was elected as President. One of her main goals is to support youth and women with disabilities. Petra Huber takes over the responsibility of Secretary General, the two Vice-Presidents are Hermann Krist and Brigitte Jank. The Austrian Paralympic Committee has its headquarters in Vienna. Tasks of the Austrian Paralympic Committee The main task of the Austrian Paralympic Committee is to enable qualified athletes with physical disabilities, visual impairment and mental impairment to compete at the Paralympics. The Austrian Paralympic Committee supports by raising financial resources for sending the athletes to the Paralympics and coordinates and prepares the participation in cooperation with the sports federations. One important goal of the Austrian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |